RA 293.4234° · Dec 49.2623° · star
15 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 7442 is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,325.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 6 and has spectral type M4.5III.
Its spectrum reads M4.5III — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HR 7442 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 6, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 7442 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
HR 7442 scores 63 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Cool red M-type star, Giant star, Deep red star, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), Gently variable and Fades out of naked-eye view — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.